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Historical Birthday

28 Mar 1468
Charles I Duke of Savoy (1482-90) born in Carignano Piedmont (d. 1490)
28 Mar 1472
Fra Bartolommeo Florentine Renaissance painter (The Last Judgement) born in Florence (d. 1517)
28 Mar 1483
Raphael Sanzio Italian painter and master builder (Madonna Sistina School of Athens) born in Urbino (d. 1520) Gregorian calendar date
28 Mar 1515
Teresa of AvilaTeresa de Jesus Spanish mystic writersaint born in Gotarrendura vila (d. 1582)
28 Mar 1522
Albert the Warlike Prince of Bayreuth born in Ansbach Germany (d. 1557)
28 Mar 1569
Ranuccio I Farnese Duke of Parma and Piacenza (1592-1622) born in Parma Italy (d. 1622)
28 Mar 1592
John Amos Comenius Czech-speaking Moravian teacher educator and writer born in Margraviate of Moravia Crown of Bohemia (Nivnice Czech Republic) (d. 1670)
28 Mar 1599
Witte Corneliszoon de With Dutch naval officer born in Brielle Netherlands (d. 1658)
28 Mar 1613
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang Empress of Manchu (1643-62) (d. 1688)
28 Mar 1615
Pieter de Groot Dutch regent and diplomat (First Stadtholderless Period of the Dutch Republic) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1678)
28 Mar 1621
Heinrich Schwemmer German composer born in Gumpertshausen bei Hallburg Lower Franconia (d. 1696)
28 Mar 1643
Jose Solana Spanish composer and organist born in Sieso Huesca province (d. 1712)
28 Mar 1652
Samuel Sewall English-American judge and businessman born in Bishopstoke Hampshire England (d. 1730)
28 Mar 1660
Arnold Houbraken Dutch painter and writer born in Dordrecht Netherlands (d. 1719)
28 Mar 1725
Andrew Kippis English non-conformist clergyman and biographer born in Nottingham (d. 1795)
28 Mar 1727
Maximilian III Joseph Elector of Bayern (1745-77) born in Munich (d. 1777)
28 Mar 1729
Pieter Fouquet Dutch art merchant (Atlas of Fouquet) born in Amsterdam (d. 1800)
28 Mar 1737
Francesco Zannetti Italian composer born in Volterra (d. 1788)
28 Mar 1741
Johann Andre German composer born in Offenbach Germany (d. 1799)
28 Mar 1750
Francisco de Miranda Venezuelan freedom fighter born in Caracas Venezuela (d. 1816)
28 Mar 1760
Thomas Clarkson English abolitionist (Negro Emancipation) born in Wisbech Cambridgeshire England (d. 1846)
28 Mar 1766
Joseph Weigl Austrian composer and conductor (Emmeline) born in Eisenstadt Austria (d. 1846)
28 Mar 1770
Sophie Mereau German writer born in Altenburg Germany (d. 1806)
28 Mar 1773
Henri Gratien Comte Bertrand French general and engineer born in Chteauroux France (d. 1844)
28 Mar 1779
Angelo Maria Benincori Italian composer born in Brescia Italy (d. 1821)
28 Mar 1793
Henry Schoolcraft American geographer and geologist born in Guilderland New York (d. 1864)
28 Mar 1795
Georg Heinrich Pertz German historian born in Hanover Germany (d. 1876)
28 Mar 1799
Karl Adolph von Basedow German artist (Ziekte van Basedow) born in Dessau Germany (d. 1854)
28 Mar 1806
Ludolph Anne Jan Wilt Sloet van de Beele Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1861-66) born in Voorst Batavian Republic (d. 1890)
28 Mar 1806
Thomas Hare English barrister and political reformer born in England (d. 1891)
28 Mar 1815
Arsne Houssaye French novelist and poet born in Bruyres France (d. 1896)
28 Mar 1817
Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras Spanish composer born Murcia Spain (d. 1880)
28 Mar 1818
Wade Hampton American politician Lt Gen (Confederate Army) born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1902)
28 Mar 1819
Sir Joseph Bazalgette English civil engineer (Londons Metropolitan Board of Works) born in Clay Hill Enfield London (d. 1891)
28 Mar 1836
Frederick Pabst German-American brewer (Pabst Brewing Company) born in Mnchpfiffel-Nikolausrieth Germany (d. 1904)
28 Mar 1840
Emin Pasha German explorer and governor (Equatoria) born in Oppeln Silesia (d. 1892)
28 Mar 1849
James Darmesteter French author and antiquarian (translations of the Avesta the sacred scripture of Zoroastrianism) born in Chteau-Salins France (d. 1894)
28 Mar 1851
Bernardino Machado President of Portugal (191517 192526) born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 1944)
28 Mar 1853
Rudolf Kittel German theologist (Psalms) born in Eningen Wrttemberg Germany (d. 1929)
28 Mar 1862
George William Louis Marshall-Hall English composer born in London (d. 1915)
28 Mar 1862
Aristide Briand 11x Prime Minister of France (1909-22) (Nobel Peace Prize 1926) born in Nantes (d. 1932)
28 Mar 1866
Jimmy Ross Scottish footballer born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1902)
28 Mar 1868
Cuno Amiet Swiss painter and illustrator born in Solothurn Switzerland (d. 1961)
28 Mar 1871
Willem Mengelberg Dutch conductor (Concertgebouw Orchestra NY Philharmonic 1922-30) born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1951)
28 Mar 1872
Jose Sanjurjo Spanish general (Morocco) and high director born in Pamplona Spain (d. 1936)
28 Mar 1883
William Henry Harris English composer born in Fulham London (d. 1973)
28 Mar 1885
Marc-Jean-Baptiste Delmas French composer born in Saint-Quentin France (d. 1931)
28 Mar 1886
Jaroslav Novotny Czech composer born in Jin Austria-Hungary (d. 1918)
28 Mar 1887
Rudolf Frederik Willem Boskaljon musician and composer born in Curacao Portugal (d. 1969)
28 Mar 1890
Paul Whiteman The King of Jazz American orchestra leader (Paul Whitemans TV Teen Club) born in Denver Colorado (d. 1967)
28 Mar 1891
Peter Suhrkamp German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag) born in Hatten Germany (d. 1959)
28 Mar 1892
Corneille Heymans Belgian physiologist (Nobel 1938) born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1968)
28 Mar 1893
Spyros Skouras Greek-born American movie executive (20th Century Fox) born in Skourohorion Greece (d. 1971)
28 Mar 1895
Spencer W. Kimball American 12th President of the Mormon Church (1973-1985) born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 1985)
28 Mar 1895
Christian Herter American Republican politician 59th Governor of Massachusetts (1953-57) and US Secretary of State (1959-61) born in Paris France (d. 1966)
28 Mar 1897
Sepp Herberger German football coach and manager (West German National Team) born in Mannheim Germany (d. 1977)
28 Mar 1899
August A. Gussie Busch Jr. American brewing magnate and American baseball executive born in St Louis (d. 1989)
28 Mar 1899
Buck Shaw American football player and coach born in Mitchellville Iowa (d. 1977)
28 Mar 1900
Achille Longo Italian composer born in Naples Italy (d. 1954)
28 Mar 1900
Robert Harris British actor (Big Caper The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Laughing Anne) born in Weston-super-Mare England (d. 1995)
28 Mar 1900
Fosco Giachetti Italian actor (Wastrel We the Living) born in Sesto Fiorentino Tuscany Italy (d. 1974)
28 Mar 1902
Flora Robson British actress (Dominique is Dead) born in South Shields England (d. 1984)
28 Mar 1902
Paul Godwin Polish-Dutch violinist born in Sosnowitz Russian Empire (d. 1982)
28 Mar 1902
Jaromr Vejvoda Czech composer (Beer Barrel Polka) born in Zbraslav Czech Republic (d. 1988)
28 Mar 1903
Rudolf Serkin Bohemian-American pianist (Marlboro Sch of Music) born in Eger Bohemia Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1991)
28 Mar 1903
Charles Starrett American actor (The Mask of Fu Manchu Bonanza Town) born in Athol Massachusetts (d. 1986)
28 Mar 1905
Marlin Perkins American TV host (Mutual of Omahas Wild Kingdom) born in Carthage Missouri (d. 1986)
28 Mar 1899
Harold B. Lee American religious leader Head of Mormon Church born in Clifton Idaho (d. 1973)
28 Mar 1905
Pandro S. Berman American film producer born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
28 Mar 1906
Joseph Wright Jr. Canadian oarsman (Olympic gold 1928) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 1981)
28 Mar 1906
Robert Allen [Irvine Theodore Baehr] American actor (The Awful Truth Crime and Punishment) born in Mount Vernon New York (d. 1998)
28 Mar 1907
Herb Hall American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist (d. 1996)
28 Mar 1907
Irving Paul Lazar American talent agent born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1993)
28 Mar 1909
Nelson Algren American novelist (Man with the Golden Arm) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1981)
28 Mar 1910
Ingrid Queen Mother of Denmark Wife of King Frederik IX ruler of Denmark (1947-72) born in Stockholm Palace Stockholm Sweden (d. 2000)
28 Mar 1910
Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr. American librarian and director of the Pierpont Morgan Library born in Greenwich Connecticut (d. 2001)
28 Mar 1910
James Jimmie Dodd American actor (Thundering Trails Riders of the Rio Grande) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1964)
28 Mar 1911
Myfanwy Piper British librettist and art critic born in London (d. 1997)
28 Mar 1911
J. L. Austin British philosopher of language born in Lancaster (d. 1960)
28 Mar 1912
A. Bertram Chandler Anglo-Australian mariner and sci-fi author (Empress of Outer Space) born in Aldershot England (d. 1984)
28 Mar 1912
Marina Raskova Russian navigator born in Moscow (d. 1943)
28 Mar 1914
Bohumil Hrabal Czech writer (Closely Observed Trains) born in Brno Austria-Hungary (d. 1997)
28 Mar 1914
Edmund Muskie American politician (Sen-D-Me) and US Secretary of State (1980-81) born in Rumford Maine (d. 1996)
28 Mar 1914
Edward Anhalt American screenwriter (Escape to Athena) born in New York (d. 2000)
28 Mar 1914
Dick Norris Australian entomologist born in Geraldton Western Australia (d. 2003)
28 Mar 1915
Jay Livingston American composer (Buttons & Bows Mona Lisa Tammy) born in McDonald Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
28 Mar 1915
Ray Emery New Zealand cricketer (NZ Test batsman vs West Indies 1952) born in Auckland (d. 1982)
28 Mar 1915
Selma Rubin American environmental activist (Earth Day co-founder) born in Toledo Ohio (d. 2012)
28 Mar 1918
Youly Algaroff Russian-French ballet dancer born in Simferopol Crimea (d. 1995)
28 Mar 1919
Jacob Avshalomov American composer (Sinfonietta The Oregon) born in Tsingtao China (d. 2013)
28 Mar 1919
Tom Brooks Australian cricketer (NSW fast bowler of the 30s later Test umpire) born in Paddington Australia (d. 2007)
28 Mar 1919
Vic Raschi American MLB pitcher (4-time All Star) born in West Springfield Massachusetts (d. 1988)
28 Mar 1920
Eugene A. Chappie American politician U.S. House of Representatives from California born in Sacramento California (d. 1992)
28 Mar 1920
Lord Butterfield [John Butterfield] British medical researcher clinician and administrator born in Stechford Birmingham (d. 2000)
28 Mar 1921
Dirk Bogarde [Derek van den Bogaerde] British writer and actor (Death in Venice Servant) born in London England (d. 1999)
28 Mar 1922
Neville Bonner the first Indigenous Australian to become a member of the Parliament of Australia born in Ukerebagh Island New South Wales (d. 1999)
28 Mar 1922
Felice Chiusano Italian singer born in Fondi Italy (d. 1990)
28 Mar 1922
Joey Maxim American boxer born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2001)
28 Mar 1924
Frank Lovejoy American actor (Man Against Crime Meet McGraw) born in The Bronx New York (d. 1962)
28 Mar 1924
Frederick Freddie Bartholomew British child actor (Anna Karenina David Copperfield Captains Courageous) born in London England (d. 1992)
28 Mar 1924
Gerhard Fritsch Austrian writer born in Vienna (d. 1969)
28 Mar 1924
Peter Baer artost and printmaker born in Berlin (d. 1996)
28 Mar 1925
Innokenti Smoktunovsky Soviet actor (Bely Prazdnik Zakoldovannye) born in Tatyanovka Russia (d. 1994)
28 Mar 1926
Polly Umrigar Indian cricketer (Indian batsman & captain) born in Solapur India (d. 2006)
28 Mar 1926
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart 18th Duchess of Alba born in Madrid (d. 2014)
28 Mar 1927
Marianne Fredriksson Swedish author (Simon and the Oaks) born in Gothenburg Sweden (d. 2007)
28 Mar 1928
Jose Luis de Delas Spanish composer born in Barcelona
28 Mar 1928
Zbigniew Brzezinski national security advisor (Carter) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 2017)
28 Mar 1928
Alexander Grothendieck German-French mathematician born in Berlin (d. 2014)
28 Mar 1929
Paul England Australian racing driver born in Melbourne Australia (d. 2014)
28 Mar 1930
Amelia Rosselli Italian poet born in Rome (d. 1996)
28 Mar 1930
George Bruce British portrait painter born in London
28 Mar 1930
Robert Ashley American composer born in Ann Arbor Michigan (d. 2014)
28 Mar 1930
Elizabeth Bainbridge English opera singer born in Rawtenstall Lancashire
28 Mar 1931
Anatoly Lein Soviet-born American chess Grandmaster (1968) born in Leningrad USSR (d. 2018)
28 Mar 1932
Sven Oskar Lindqvist Swedish writer (Myten om Wu Tao-tzu) born in Stockholm Sweden
28 Mar 1933
Tete Montoliu Catalonian jazz pianist born in Barcelona (d. 1997)
28 Mar 1933
Li Xueqin Chinese eminent historian archaeologist and palaeographer born in Beijing China (d. 2019)
28 Mar 1934
Siegfried Thiele German composer born in Chemnitz Germany
28 Mar 1936
Mario Vargas Llosa Peruvian writer poet journalist presidential candidate and Nobel Prize Laureate (Aunt Julia) born in Arequipa Arequipa Peru
28 Mar 1936
Amancio Ortega Spanish businessman and one of the wealthiest people in the world (founder of the Inditex fashion group) born in Busdongo de Arbs Spain
28 Mar 1940
Michael Plumb American equestrian (Olympic 2 gold4 silver-197684) born in Islip New York
28 Mar 1940
Kevin Loughery American NBA star and coach (Balt Philadelphia) born in Brooklyn New York
28 Mar 1940
Tony Barber English-Australian television personality born in Oldham Lancashire
28 Mar 1941
Alf Clausen orchestra leader (Mary Simpsons) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
28 Mar 1941
Charles Ray Charlie McCoy American Grammy-winning session musician and harmonica player (Hee Haw) born in Oak Hill West Virginia
28 Mar 1941
Jim Turner American football player born in Martinez California
28 Mar 1942
Neil Kinnock Leader of the British opposition (Labour Party) born in Tredegar Wales
28 Mar 1942
Samuel Ramey American operatic bass (La Scala) born in Colby Kansas
28 Mar 1942
Daniel Dennett American philosopher born in Boston Massachusetts
28 Mar 1942
Conrad Schumann East German border guard born in Zschochau Saxony Nazi Germany (d. 1998)
28 Mar 1943
Conchata Ferrell American actress (Deadly Hero Susan-LA Law) born in Loudendale West Virginia
28 Mar 1943
Mike Newell English director and producer (Bad Blood Awakening Amazing Grace & Chuck) born in St. Albans Hertfordshire
28 Mar 1943
Richard Eyre English film theatre television and opera director (National Theatre) born in Barnstaple Devon England
28 Mar 1944
Ken Howard American actor (Ken - The White Shadow) born in El Centro California (d. 2016)
28 Mar 1945
Chuck Portz bassist (Turtles-Happy Together) born in Santa Monica California
28 Mar 1945
Hans Brunhart Leader of Liechtenstein (1978-93) born in Balzers Liechtenstein
28 Mar 1945
Count Bjrn Hamilton Swedish politician count and engineer born in Gothenburg Sweden
28 Mar 1945
Rodrigo Duterte Philippines politician President of the Philippines (2016-) born in Maasin Leyte
28 Mar 1945
Johnny Famechon Australian boxer (WBC featherweight champion) born in Paris France
28 Mar 1946
Richard Sussman American jazz musician and composer
28 Mar 1946
Alejandro Toledo 63rd President of Peru (2001-06) born in Cabana Peru
28 Mar 1946
Wubbo Ockels Dutch physicist and astronaut born in Almelo Netherlands (d. 2014)
28 Mar 1947
Bruce Gilbert English producer (China Syndrome 9 to 5 On Golden Pond) born in Watford Hertfordshire England
28 Mar 1947
John Landecker American disk jockey born in Michigan
28 Mar 1948
Dianne Wiest American actress (Hannah & Her Sisters Footloose) born in Kansas City Missouri
28 Mar 1948
John Evans British rock drummer (Jethro Tull) born in Blackpool Lancashire
28 Mar 1948
Gerry House American radio personality (Gerry House and the House Foundation) born in Cincinnati Ohio
28 Mar 1948
Matthew Corbett English retired actor (The Sooty Show) born in Guiseley West Riding of Yorkshire
28 Mar 1949
Milan Williams American keyboardist (Commodores-Three Times a Lady) born in Okolona Mississippi
28 Mar 1949
Ronnie Ray Smith American athlete 4 X 100m relay runner (Olympic gold 1968) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2013)
28 Mar 1949
Shafiq Ahmed Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani batsman during the 70s) born in Lahore Pakistan
28 Mar 1949
Michael W. Young American geneticist (Nobel Prize 2017 cicadian rhythms) born in Miami Florida
28 Mar 1951
Karen Kain Canadian ballerina born in Hamilton Canada
28 Mar 1951
Matti Pellonp Finnish actor and musician born in Helsinki Finland (d. 1995)
28 Mar 1952
Tony Brise English racing driver born in Erith Kent (d. 1975)
28 Mar 1953
Nydia M Velazquez Puerto Rican politician U.S. House of Representatives from New York born in Yabucoa Puerto Rico
28 Mar 1953
Melchior Ndadaye 1st Hutu President of Burundi (1993) born in Nyabihanga Burundi (d. 1993)
28 Mar 1954
Morris Mason American convicted rapist and murderer (d. 1985)
28 Mar 1955
Reba McEntire American country singer (Cant Even Get the Blues) born in McAlester Oklahoma
28 Mar 1955
John Alderdice Northern Irish politician born in Ballymena Northern Ireland
28 Mar 1956
Asoka De Silva Sri Lankan cricket leg-spinner (Sri Lanka in 10 Tests 1985-91) born in Kalutara Sri Lanka
28 Mar 1956
Evelin Jahl German discus thrower (Olympic-2 gold-1976) born in Annaberg-Buchholz Germany
28 Mar 1956
T A Sekar Indian cricket pace-bowler (2 Tests 1982-83 little impact) born in Chennai India
28 Mar 1956
April Margera American TV personality Bam Margeras mother born in Glen Mills Pennsylvania
28 Mar 1957
Harvey Glance American athlete 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1976) born in Phenix City Alabama
28 Mar 1958
Bart Wayne Conner American gymnast (Olympic-2 gold-1984) born in Chicago Illinois
28 Mar 1958
Oran Juice Jones American rocker (Curiosity Here I Go Again) born in Houston Texas
28 Mar 1958
Curt Hennig American professional wrestler born in Robbinsdale Minnesota (d. 2003)
28 Mar 1959
Petra Delhees Swiss tennis star born in Aarau Switzerland
28 Mar 1959
Todd Curtis American actor (Capitol Skip-Young & Restless) born in Detroit Michigan
28 Mar 1960
Chris Barrie British actor ( Red Dwarf) born in Hanover West Germany
28 Mar 1960
Jos Maria Neves Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001-16) born in Santa Catarina Cape Verde
28 Mar 1960
ric-Emmanuel Schmitt French author and dramatist (Concerto to the Memory of an Angel) born in Sainte-Foy-ls-Lyon Rhne
28 Mar 1961
Byron Scott American NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies) born in Ogden Utah
28 Mar 1962
Ged Grimes Scottish rocker (Simple Minds) born in Dundee Scotland
28 Mar 1962
Jure Franko Slovenian-Yugoslav alpine skier born in Nova Gorica Slovenia
28 Mar 1962
Terry Szopinski American pro-wrestler (The Warlord) born in Pompano Beach Florida
28 Mar 1963
Bernice King daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. born in Atlanta Georgia
28 Mar 1963
Therese Washtock 3 day equestrian (Olympics 1996) born in Vancouver British Columbia
28 Mar 1963
Andy Cousin English rocker (All About Eve-All About Scarlet & Other Stories) born in Huddersfield Yorkshire
28 Mar 1965
Jeff Beukeboom Canadian ice hockey player NHL defenseman (NY Rangers) born in Ajax Canada
28 Mar 1965
Steve Bull English footballer born in Tipton Staffordshire
28 Mar 1966
Salt [Cheryl James] American singer (Salt-n-Pepa) born in Brooklyn New York
28 Mar 1966
Jason Garrett American NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys) born in Abington Township Pennsylvania
28 Mar 1966
Nathalie Herreman French tennis star born in Sainte-Adresse France
28 Mar 1967
David Lang American NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) born in Loma Linda California
28 Mar 1967
Ed[ward] Grose Juneau Alaska rower (Olympics 1996)
28 Mar 1967
Shawn Boskie American baseball pitcher (California Angels) born in Hawthorne Nevada
28 Mar 1968
Max Perlich American actor (JH Brodie-Homicide) born in Cleveland Ohio
28 Mar 1968
Nasser Hussain English cricketer (Essex & England batsman) born in Chennai India
28 Mar 1968
Teee Williams volleyball outside hitter (Olympic bronze 1992 96) born in Los Angeles California
28 Mar 1968
Iris Chang American author and journalist born in Princeton New Jersey (d. 2004)
28 Mar 1868
Wojciech Gawroski Polish pianist and composer born in Sejmany Russian Empire [now Lithuania] (d. 1910)
28 Mar 1888
Jack Burke Sr. American golfer (US open 1920 runner-up Senior PGA Cship 1941) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1943)
28 Mar 1890
Paul Whiteman The King of Jazz American orchestra leader (George Gershwins Rhapsody In Blue) born in Denver Colorado (d. 1967)
28 Mar 1924
Peter Baer German-British artist and printmaker born in Berlin (d. 1996)
28 Mar 1931
Anatoly Lein Soviet-American chess player (Grandmaster 1968 World Chess Hall of Fame) born in Leningrad Russia (d. 2018)
28 Mar 1948
John Evan British rock keyboardist (Jethro Tull) born in Blackpool Lancashire
28 Mar 1951
Chip Reese American poker player (3 x World Series of Poker bracelets) born in Centerville Ohio (d. 2007)
28 Mar 1766
Joseph Weigl German-Austrian composer (La Principessa dAmalfi Emmeline) and conductor born in Eisenstadt Hungary Austrian Empire (d. 1846)
28 Mar 1817
Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras Spanish composer born in Murcia Spain (d. 1880)
28 Mar 1895
Spencer W. Kimball American 12th President of the Latter-day Saints (1973-1985) born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 1985)
28 Mar 1899
Harold B. Lee American religious leader Head of Latter-day Saints born in Clifton Idaho (d. 1973)
28 Mar 1903
Rudolf Serkin Bohemian-American pianist (Marlboro School of Music) born in Eger Bohemia Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1991)
28 Mar 1908
Grgoire Aslan American actor (The Return of the Pink Panther King of Kings) born in Constantinople Ottoman Empire (d. 1982)
28 Mar 1915
Jay Livingston American composer (Buttons & Bows Mona Lisa Tammy) born in McDonald Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
28 Mar 1919
Jacob Avshalomov American composer (Sinfonietta The Oregon) born in Tsingtao China (d. 2013)
28 Mar 1919
Tom Brooks OAM Australian cricket umpire (23 Tests 1970-78) born in Paddington Australia (d. 2007)
28 Mar 1928
Jose Luis de Delas Spanish composer born in Barcelona (d. 2018)
28 Mar 1941
Alf Clausen American orchestra leader and film and television score composer (Donny & Marie The Simpsons ALF) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
28 Mar 1942
Samuel Ramey American operatic bass (La Scala 1981- Metropolitan 1984-) born in Colby Kansas
28 Mar 1942
Jerry Sloan American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Utah Jazz 1988-2011) and shooting guard (NBA All-Star 1967 69 Chicago Bulls) born in McLeansboro Illinois (d. 2020)
28 Mar 1943
Conchata Ferrell American actress (LA Law Two and a Half Men) born in Loudendale West Virginia (d. 2020)
28 Mar 1949
Paul Bayvel South African rugby union scrum-half (10 caps Transvaal) born in Johannesburg South Africa (d. 2020)
28 Mar 1950
John Whittaker New Zealand rugby league utility back (26 Tests Wellington Warrington) born in Wellington New Zealand (d. 2020)
28 Mar 1958
Bart Conner American gymnast (Olympic-2 gold-1984) born in Chicago Illinois
28 Mar 1960
Chris Barrie British actor (Red Dwarf) born in Hanover West Germany
28 Mar 1961
Jos Feghali Brazilian concert pianist (Van Cliburn Gold Medalist 1985) (d. 2014)
28 Mar 1965
Jaime Alves Portuguese soccer midfielder (3 caps Boavista) born in Espinho Portugal (d. 2020)
28 Mar 1878
Arthur B. Spingarn American lawyer and civil rights activist (NAACP-chairman 1940-65) (d. 1971)
28 Mar 1903
Rudolf Serkin Bohemian-American concert pianist and pedagogue (Curtis Institute Marlboro School of Music) born in Eger Bohemia Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1991)
28 Mar 1906
Murray Adaskin Canadian violinist composer conductor (Saskatoon Symphony) and teacher (University of Saskatchewan) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2002)
28 Mar 1907
Irving Swifty Lazar American talent agent born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1993)
28 Mar 1919
Tom Brooks Australian cricket umpire (23 Tests 1970-78) born in Paddington Australia (d. 2007)
28 Mar 1928
Jos Luis de Dels Spanish composer born in Barcelona (d. 2018)
28 Mar 1933
Vincente Tete Montoliu Catalonian jazz pianist born in Barcelona Spain (d. 1997)
28 Mar 1945
Chuck Portz bassist (Turtles - Happy Together) born in Santa Monica California
28 Mar 1945
Sally Carr Scottish pop singer (Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep) born in Muirhead Scotland
28 Mar 1948
Dianne Wiest American Academy Emmy SAG and Golden Globe Award-winning stage and screen actress (Bullets Over Broadway Parenthood Hannah & Her Sisters) born in Kansas City Missouri
28 Mar 1948
Matthew Corbett British actor (The Sooty Show) born in Guiseley West Riding of Yorkshire England
28 Mar 1949
Milan Williams American keyboardist (Commodores - Three Times a Lady) born in Okolona Mississippi
28 Mar 1949
Michael W. Young American geneticist noted for work studying circadian rhythms (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017) born in Miami Florida
28 Mar 1954
Bill Bourne Canadian Juno Award-winning folk rock and world music guitarist and singer-songwriter born in Red Deer Alberta
28 Mar 1958
Oran Juice Jones American R&B singer (Curiosity Here I Go Again) born in Houston Texas
28 Mar 1960
Chris Barrie [Brown] British impressionist comic and actor (Red Dwarf - Arnold Rimmer The Brittas Empire) born in Hanover West Germany
28 Mar 1962
Ged Grimes Scottish rock bassist and producer (Danny Wilson Deacon Blue Simple Minds) born in Dundee Scotland
28 Mar 1963
Andy Cousin English rock bassist (All About Eve The Mission The Lucy Nation) born in Huddersfield Yorkshire
28 Mar 1814
Galen Clark Canadian-born American naturalist and conservationist (discovered and helped preserve Mariposas Grove of giant Sequoia trees) born in Shipton Canada East (d. 1910) [1]
28 Mar 1878
Arthur B. Spingarn American lawyer and civil rights activist (NAACP cchairman 1940-65) born in New York City (d. 1971)
28 Mar 1891
Karel Cruysberghs Flemish religious writer born in Meerhout Belgium (d. 1976)
28 Mar 1897
Sepp Herberger German soccer manager (Germany 193642 West Germany 1950-64) and striker (3 caps SV Waldhof Mannheim 127 games) born in Mannheim Germany (d. 1977)
28 Mar 1899
August A. Gussie Busch Jr. American brewing magnate (chairman Anheuser-Busch 1946-75) and baseball executive (owner St. Louis Cardinals 1953-89) born in St Louis (d. 1989)
28 Mar 1899
Buck Shaw American College Football HOF coach (NC State Nevada Santa Clara California Air Force NFL SF 49ers NFL Championship 1960 Philadelphia Eagles) born in Mitchellville Iowa (d. 1977)
28 Mar 1903
Rudolf Serkin Bohemian-American concert pianist (noted for Beethoven interpretations) and pedagogue (Curtis Institute Marlboro School of Music) born in Eger Bohemia Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Czech Republic) (d. 1991)
28 Mar 1910
Jimmie Dodd American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club Thundering Trails Riders of the Rio Grande) and singer-songwriter born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1964)
28 Mar 1915
Ray Emery New Zealand cricket all-rounder (2 Tests 2 wickets BB 252 Auckland Canterbury) born in Auckland (d. 1982)
28 Mar 1918
Rudolf Alberth German conductor and composer born in Frankfurt am Main Germany (d. 1992)
28 Mar 1919
Vic Raschi American baseball pitcher (4 MLB All-Star 6 World Series AL strikeout leader 1951 NY Yankees) born in West Springfield Massachusetts (d. 1988)
28 Mar 1922
Joey Maxim American boxer (World Light Heavyweight Champion 1950-52) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2001)
28 Mar 1923
Thad Jones American jazz saxophonist flugelhorn player arranger band leader and composer (Count Basie Thad JonesMel Lewis Orchestra) born in Pontiac Michigan (d. 1986)
28 Mar 1925
Dmytro Hnatyuk Ukrainian baritone (1951-88) opera director State Opera 1975-88) and parliamentarian born in Mmeti Romania (d. 2016)
28 Mar 1939
Roy Cicala American sound engineer (Record Plant Studios (NYC) - Jimi Hendrix John Lennon Frank Sinatra) born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 2014)
28 Mar 1940
Kevin Loughery American NBA star and coach (Baltimore Philadelphia) born in Brooklyn New York
28 Mar 1941
Jim Turner American football placekicker (Super Bowl 1969 Pro Bowl 1968 69 NY Jets Denver Broncos) born in Martinez California
28 Mar 1945
Boudewijn Buckinx Belgian contemporary classical composer and musicologist born in Lommel Belgium
28 Mar 1945
Johnny Famechon Australian boxer (WBC featherweight champion 1969-70) born in Paris France (d. 2022)
28 Mar 1948
Milan Williams American keyboardist (Commodores - Three Times a Lady) born in Okolona Mississippi (d. 2006)
28 Mar 1950
Jeffrey Miller American student killed by soldiers of the Ohio Army National Guard at Kent State University while protesting against US military born in Plainview New York (d. 1970)
28 Mar 1951
Karen Kain Canadian ballet dancer 1973-97 (Moscow International Ballet Competition 1973) and artistic director (National Ballet of Canada 2005-21) born in Hamilton Ontario
28 Mar 1472
Fra Bartolommeo Florentine Renaissance painter (The Last Judgement) born in Florence (d. 1517)
28 Mar 1897
Sepp Herberger German soccer manager (Germany 193642 West Germany 1950-64) and striker (3 caps SV Waldhof Mannheim 127 games) born in Mannheim German Empire (d. 1977)
28 Mar 1900
Achille Longo Italian composer born in Naples Kingdom of Italy (d. 1954)
28 Mar 1907
Herb Hall American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist born in Reserve Louisiana (d. 1996)
28 Mar 1919
Jacob Avshalomov Russian-American composer (Symphony of Songs The Oregon) conductor (Portland Youth Philharmonic 1954-91) and pedagogue born in Tsingtao China (d. 2013)
28 Mar 1923
Thad Jones American jazz saxophonist flugelhorn player arranger bandleader and composer (Count Basie Thad JonesMel Lewis Orchestra) born in Pontiac Michigan (d. 1986)
28 Mar 1926
Polly Umrigar Indian cricket all-rounder & captain (59 Tests 12 x 100 HS 223 35 wickets Bombay Gujarat) born in Solapur India (d. 2006)
28 Mar 1932
Germaine Bazzle American jazz vocalist born in New Orleans Louisiana
28 Mar 1946
Richard Sussman American jazz pianist composer and educator born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
28 Mar 1957
Harvey Glance American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1976 World Cship gold 4x100m relay 1987) born in Phenix City Alabama (d. 2023)
28 Mar 1958
Patrice Lecornu French soccer striker (3 caps Red Star FC SC Angers Nantes FC) born in Flers France (d. 2023)
28 Mar 1961
Jos Feghali Brazilian concert pianist (Van Cliburn Gold Medalist 1985) born in Brazil (d. 2014)
28 Mar 1613
Empress Xiaozhuangwen [Grand Empress Dowager Zhaosheng] Qing Dynasty consort empress (1643-88) (d. 1688)
28 Mar 1621
Heinrich Schwemmer German composer born in Gumpertshausen bei Hallburg Electorate of the Palatinate Holy Roman Empire (d. 1696)
28 Mar 1643
Jos Solana Spanish composer and organist born in Sieso de Huesca Kingdom of Aragon Spanish Empire (d. 1712)
28 Mar 1684
Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia (1706-08) born in Ethiopia (d. 1708)
28 Mar 1737
Francesco Zannetti Italian composer born in Volterra Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1788)
28 Mar 1741
Johann Andre German composer born in Offenbach Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt Holy Roman Empire (d. 1799)
28 Mar 1779
Angelo Maria Benincori Italian composer born in Brescia Republic of Venice (d. 1821)
28 Mar 1868
Wojciech Gawroski Polish pianist and composer born in Sejmany Russian Empire (now Lithuania) (d. 1910)
28 Mar 1871
Willem Mengelberg Dutch conductor (Concertgebouw Orchestra 1895-1945 New York Philharmonic 1922-30) born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1951)
28 Mar 1874
Shapurji Saklatvala British politician and communist Ist British MP of Indian heritage (Battersea North) born in Bombay British India (d. 1936) [1]
28 Mar 1885
Marc Delmas French composer chiefly of stage and choral works and musicologist born in Saint-Quentin France (d. 1931)
28 Mar 1891
Philip Loeb American stage and screen actor (The Goldbergs - Jake) who was blacklisted in the McCarthy era born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1955)
28 Mar 1892
Tom Maguire Irish revolutionary and commandant-general of the Irish Republican Army born in Cross Ireland (d. 1993)
28 Mar 1906
Robert Allen [Irvine Theodore Baehr] American actor (The Awful Truth Crime and Punishment) born in Mount Vernon New York (d. 1998)
28 Mar 1915
Jay Livingston American Academy Award-winning composer and songwriter (chiefly with Ray Evans - Que Ser Ser Silver Bells Mona Lisa Tammy theme to Mr. Ed) born in McDonald Pennsylvania (d. 2001) [1]
28 Mar 1922
Felice Chiusano Italian popular music singer and guitarist (Quartetto Centra) born in Fondi Italy (d. 1990)
28 Mar 1930
George Bruce British portrait painter born in Kensington London (d. 2022)
28 Mar 1932
Sven Oskar Lindqvist Swedish writer (Exterminate All the Brutes) born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 2019)
28 Mar 1933
(Vincente) Tete Montoliu Catalonian jazz pianist born in Barcelona Spain (d. 1997)
28 Mar 1934
Siegfried Thiele German composer and pedagogue born in Chemnitz Germany
28 Mar 1935
Jzef Szmidt Polish athlete (Olympic gold triple jump 1960 64 first to reach 17m WR 17.03m 1960) born in Beuthen Germany (d. 2024)
28 Mar 1936
Bill Gaither American Grammy Award-winning contemporary Christian music singer musician and hymn writer (Bill Gaither Trio Gaither Vocal Band) born in Alexandria Indiana
28 Mar 1942
Samuel Ramey American operatic bass (La Scala 1981- Metropolitan Opera 1984-) born in Colby Kansas
28 Mar 1945
Chuck Portz American bassist (Turtles - Happy Together) born in Santa Monica California
28 Mar 1948
John Evan British rock keyboardist (Jethro Tull) born in Blackpool Lancashire England
28 Mar 1954
Morris Mason American convicted rapist and murderer known as the killer for the Eastern Shore born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1985)
28 Mar 1613
Empress Xiaozhuangwen [Grand Empress Dowager Zhaosheng] Qing Dynasty consort empress (1643-88) born in China (d. 1688)
28 Mar 1905
[Elizabeth] Audrey Withers British journalist and editor of British Vogue (1940-60) born in Hale England (d. 2001)
28 Mar 1907
Lcia Santos Portuguese nun who claimed to have witnessed the Marian apparitions at Fatima as a child born in Aljustrel Kingdom of Portugal (d. 2005)
28 Mar 1922
Neville Bonner the first Aboriginal Australian to become a member of the Parliament of Australia born in Ukerebagh Island New South Wales (d. 1999)
28 Mar 1925
Dmytro Hnatyuk Ukrainian baritone (1951-88) opera director (State Opera 1975-88) and politician (Ukrainian Parliament 1998-2002) born in Mmeti Romania (d. 2016)
28 Mar 1930
Elizabeth Bainbridge British opera singer (Covent garden 1964-92) born in Rawtenstall Lancashire England (d. 2024)
28 Mar 1931
Philip Gips American graphic artist and movie poster designer (Alien Rosemarys Baby) born in the Bronx New York (d. 2019)
28 Mar 1934
Siegfried Thiele German composer and pedagogue (University of Music and Theatre Leipzig 1964-2004) born in Chemnitz Germany (d. 2024)
28 Mar 1940
Tony Barber British-Australian television host (Sale of the Century The Great Temptation) born in Oldham England
28 Mar 1941
Alf Clausen American orchestra leader and Emmy Award-winning film and television score composer (Donny & Marie The Simpsons ALF) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 2025)
28 Mar 1959
Todd Curtis American actor (Capitol The Young and the Restless) born in Detroit Michigan